Gentlemen's Socks, c.1849

Based on the pattern given in The Comprehensive Knitting Book (1849). "For a full size sock:" thirty-six rows ribbing (1-1) or (2-2), then 30 rows knitting plain, heel, plain knitting through the foot, and then close the toe. I used Knitpicks' palette yarn, which is my current go-to for socks and stockings, in the bright red colorway. Socks. As the original pattern is for hand-knitting, the…